Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, it was during Wednesday\u2019s presser that Mahoney was also asked about the power in his hands, with Damon reminding, in particular, about his famed punch that broke the jaw of Benjamin Hussain.<\/p>\n
Asked if he had liked how that punch felt, Mahoney replied of a moment that subsequently went viral: \u201cOf course.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt good. He [Hussain] was talking a lot of smack before that fight, so he had it coming.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably still does to a lot of people.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it was a good fight, went viral. I\u2019m happy with it. And it shows that I do have power.\u201d<\/p>\n
Should Nikita be worried about his jaw?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should both be worried about each other,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re both coming in hot.\u201d<\/p>\n
At which point, Nikita again jumped in .<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been chewing a lot of gum,\u201d he grinned, suggesting a novel approach to jaw strengthening.<\/p>\n
But as for thoughts on the punch itself?<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t actually remember the moment because I wasn\u2019t in boxing at that time,\u201d Nikita said. \u201cSo I was completely distanced from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I do remember hearing about it. That was one gnarly moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this is a flip of the coin fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘This could be it’ Tszyu’s honest reveal | 08:26<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Tszyu also spoke with Fox Sports Australia about celebrating Sunday\u2019s win with his brother.<\/p>\n
Given the 28-year-old was called into the ring afterwards by Tim, it was widely thought that following months of tension, Australia\u2019s fighting brothers were now back on good terms.<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, many were expecting Nikita to now return to training at the family\u2019s Sydney gym after shifting venues for his Diaz preparation, while there has also been talk of Tim heading to the Gold Coast for Nikita\u2019s next fight.<\/p>\n
Yet on Wednesday Nikita confirmed things were still being sorted out behind the scenes and said he would not be back at the family gym for this next camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t really want to get into anything other than to say nothing has been resolved as yet,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to make a big deal of it\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nikita was in the background as Tim celebrated his win over Errol Spence Jr.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n
During Wednesday\u2019s press conference, No Limit boss George Rose revealed the Gold Coast undercard will also include two more of Australia\u2019s undefeated rising stars — Kirra Ruston and Callum Peters.<\/p>\n
While Peters only fought, and won, last Sunday, the hyped youngster will now be turned around in only weeks to face Melbourne middleweight Blake Wells.<\/p>\n
On the main event, Rose enthused it was a fight genuine Aussie fight fans were torn over.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, I\u2019ve seen Ben Mahoney snap a bloke\u2019s jaw in half,\u201d Rose said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve seen Nikita Tszyu drop guys in the first 30 seconds of a fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys are both top 10 in the world for a reason. They\u2019ve got power in their hands, they can do damage and they can also box beautifully.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo whether Ben snaps a jaw or Nikita comes out and puts on a butcher masterpiece, this could be anything. And Australia really is torn over who walks away the winner in this fight. That\u2019s what I love about this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peters v Actis: Full Fight Highlights | 08:34<\/p>\n
Rose also praised Mahoney\u2019s lengthy combat record, which includes an impressive Muay Thai stint, continuing: \u201cBefore he came into boxing, Ben Mahoney already had a hell of a lot of fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo his record is actually 20, 30 fights deeper.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an experienced fighter. But he\u2019s never walked out into a Nikita Tszyu show and experienced what it\u2019s like to headline against him. It\u2019s a huge step up to deal with those brought lights. And Nikita\u2019s had to do it since his debut \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
To which Mahoney says what?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done some s*** that a lot of guys in this sport haven\u2019t,\u201d he stressed. \u201cI\u2019ve been around the block.<\/p>\n
\u201cDone it all.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring my time in Thai boxing, I\u2019ve flown out for fights on a week\u2019s notice. Flown to China the night before weigh-ins, fought, then flown home again.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo when I get in there with Nikita, I\u2019m not looking at the crowd. Not looking at how big the arena is. I\u2019m looking at Nikita, that\u2019s where my focus is.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this is a massive fight. We\u2019re both world ranked, both in our primes and both looking to go on to bigger things. We both deserve to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nikita Tszyu has spoken about the shock possibility of winning a world title in what would effectively be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":831114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-831113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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